Denis Shapovalov bests Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(4) 6-0 7-5 in the 1st round in Acapulco on Monday. Shapovalov will play against Taylor Fritz in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Canadian added to his prize money $ 13,745 after winning this match. He has already won $ 29,455 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Canadian will add $ 25,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 55,170 in total.
Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs. Miomir Kecmanovic Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:13
At the end of the match, Denis scored 97 points vs. the Serbian’s 84.
Shapovalov
Denis served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (39/48) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 44% points (18/41) on his second serve. The Canadian was effective at converting 58% of the break points that he conquered (7/12).
Kecmanovic
On the other side, the Serbian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered points (3/5). However, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Shapovalov and Kecmanovic is 4-0 for Denis.
Draw and next match H2H: Denis Shapovalov vs. Taylor Fritz – stats
Shapovalov will square off with Fritz in the 2nd round.
This will be the 8th time that Denis Shapovalov and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
Live score progression and stats
Shapovalov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Miomir Kecmanovic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the Serbian was not done to come back to break Denis in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-6).
The Serbian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 40.
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Kecmanovic won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 2-5 to 6-5.
Kecmanovic was perfect in converting all his break points in the 9th (3-5 15-40) and the 10th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Denis was perfect in converting all his break points in the 2nd (3-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 12th (5-6 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40).
They contested 82 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Kecmanovic won just 2 points more than Shapovalov (42-40). Kecmanovic lost 21 points on serve (29-21). On the other side, Shapovalov conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
This set was completely one-sided because Shapovalov conceded no games to the Serbian before winning the set 6-0.
Denis was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-0 15-40) and the 4th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, the Canadian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 36 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than the Serbian (23-13). The Canadian dropped 8 points on serve (14-8). On the other side, Miomir conceded 9 points on serve (5-9).
Shapovalov won the set after he broke the Serbian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Serbian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nevertheless, Denis maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-5.
The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Kecmanovic converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 9th game (4-5 0-40).
They contested 63 points. Denis conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Kecmanovic (35-28). The Canadian dropped 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the court, Miomir conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
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